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The Office of Doctoral Studies (BED) is pleased to announce that the next edition of the Induction Days will be held from October 7 to October 9, 2026 in Belval. Dedicated to new doctoral candidates who joined the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ between 1 April 2026, and 15 September 2026, this event aims to equip participants with essential soft skills to successfully begin their doctorate and to facilitate their integration into the research community.

The Office of Doctoral Studies (BED) is pleased to announce that the next edition of the Induction Days will be held from October 7 to October 9, 2026 in Belval. Dedicated to new doctoral candidates who joined the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ between 1 April 2026, and 15 September 2026, this event aims to equip participants with essential soft skills to successfully begin their doctorate and to facilitate their integration into the research community.

Full participation to the induction days (including pre & post assignments) will guarantee a minimum of 2 ECTS from the Transferable Skills team. Possible further credits will be allocated by the doctoral schools. Eligible doctoral candidates will receive more information and access to a Moodle page. 

Programme

Wednesday 7 October 2026

MSA 3.530

• 08h30-09h00: Welcome coffee – registration – goodies
• 09h00-09h20: Opening (Prof. Simone Niclou) + Introduction to the week (Christoph Hebermehl)
• 09h20-09h45: My Doctoral Life Cycle (Christelle Massaux & Christoph Hebermehl)
• 09h45-10h45: TBC
• 10h45-11h00: Coffee break
• 11h00-11h15: Meet the current PhDs
• 11h15-12h40: Student Services presentations
• 12h40-14h00: Networking lunch (provided)
• 14h00-14h30: Luxembourgish Institutes (LIH, LISER, and LIST)
• 14h30-16h30: Social Event

Thursday 8 October 2026

MSA 4.500, 4.510, 4.520, 4.530

Please go directly in your workshop room at 09h00.
Group split information will be available on Wednesday in the main auditorium MSA 3.530

• 08h30-12h00:   Teaching (Claudine Kirsch) – Group 1 & (Nancy Morys) – Group 2
• 08h30-12h00: Presentation Skills (Mila Marinova – Group 3) – (Manuel Maidorn – Group 4)
• Including one coffee break in the morning

• 12h00-13h30: Lunch break (not provided)

• 13h30-17h00:  Teaching (Claudine Kirsch) – Group 3 & (Nancy Morys) – Group 4
• 13h30-17h00: Presentation Skills (Mila Marinova – Group 1) – (Manuel Maidorn – Group 2)
• Including one coffee break in the afternoon

Friday 9 October 2026

MSA 3.530

• 09h00-09h15:   Introduction (Paula Souza)
• 09h15-09h35:   Research Integrity and AI  (Tom Lindemann) 
• 09h35-10h35:   Ethics panel (Carole Daguillon and Paula Souza)               
• 10h35-11h00:   Coffee Break and Networking
• 11h00-12h30:
  • Data Protection Basics (Jonathan Clamens)
  • Open Science (Dr Maria Helena Korjonen)
  • Intellectual Property (Dr Séverine Iffland)
  • Research Data Management (Dr Vilem Ded)

Please ensure you complete the evaluation form for the Induction Days before the end of the day! Thank you!

Doctoral School Specific Day

Please check with your Doctoral School when their specific induction Day takes place.

Contact:

The next PhD Induction Days will take place on 22-24 March 2027.